[TV] Virgin Media losing channels from tomorrow

[thedonkeycentrehalf]

Heads up for those who get their TV via Virgin Media. As from tomorrow, they won't be showing any UKTV programmes. Whilst there is a lot of old crap on them it does mean that those who like their comedy will lose access to Dave.

They haven't communicated this with customers but details can be found on http://www.virginmedia.com/shop/tv/tvupdate.html

VM forums are full of unhappy people - not just about the loss of channels but also the lack of notice.

 

[Weststander]

Looking at the list, luckily I won't be adversely effected.

A couple of those channels are on Freeview.

I'm a very long term customer of Virgin TV (and all its predecessors), and remain happy with the service.

 

[Husty]

This is surely a good thing? Of all the incredible things there are available for human beings to do on this planet and some people would prefer to vegetate on the sofa infront of UKTV?

 

[Green Cross Code Man]

This is surely a good thing? Of all the incredible things there are available for human beings to do on this planet and some people would prefer to vegetate on the sofa infront of UKTV?

Says a man, on a computer, on a soccer forum.

 

[Blue&WhiteSea]

What, how will I watch taskmaster

 

[The Sock of Poskett]

Says a man, on a computer, on a soccer forum.

 

[swindonseagull]

On a different note.....did I read correctly Football League Highlights are no longer on Channel 5?

 

[sir albion]

Tv is getting so bad now I've reduced my sky tv to the minimum and that includes dumping skysorts

 

[rigton70]

Tv is getting so bad now I've reduced my sky tv to the minimum and that includes dumping skysorts

I kept my skysorts for the woman.

 

[thedonkeycentrehalf]

What, how will I watch taskmaster

They say use Freeview or the UKTV app.

 

[The Andy Naylor Fan Club]

On a different note.....did I read correctly Football League Highlights are no longer on Channel 5?

I'm sure that I've seen that they're going to be on Quest.

 

[Weststander]

On a different note.....did I read correctly Football League Highlights are no longer on Channel 5?

That's for shite clubs like Villa and Massive.

 

[GT49er]

Bloody Virgin - always charging more and more for less and less. When I first got cable it was from United Artists it was fantastic value; taken over by Telewest - not quite so good, but at least they had a local office where I could go and complain/negotiate/haggle. Then along came Virgin..........

Changes to your package, sir? - yes, we'll do it without consulting you. We know you don't want to be bothered, and besides we know best what you really want.
Removing a channel? - well, you weren't watching it anyway. What's that? - you were? Oh. Well, other people weren't, so tough.
'We are giving you the option to continue with Virgin with a magnificent deal whereby the price only goes up by slightly more than the rate of inflation........."

Anyone give me a good run down on what it's like to be with Sky, BT, or whoever?

 

[Simster]

Bloody Virgin - always charging more and more for less and less. When I first got cable it was from United Artists it was fantastic value; taken over by Telewest - not quite so good, but at least they had a local office where I could go and complain/negotiate/haggle. Then along came Virgin..........

Changes to your package, sir? - yes, we'll do it without consulting you. We know you don't want to be bothered, and besides we know best what you really want.
Removing a channel? - well, you weren't watching it anyway. What's that? - you were? Oh. Well, other people weren't, so tough.
'We are giving you the option to continue with Virgin with a magnificent deal whereby the price only goes up by slightly more than the rate of inflation........."

Anyone give me a good run down on what it's like to be with Sky, BT, or whoever?

This. Virgin are gash and they don't even broadcast in 4g, unlike Sky. Like you, I need to sort this out and move to Sky asap.

 

[LlcoolJ]

This. Virgin are gash and they don't even broadcast in 4g, unlike Sky. Like you, I need to sort this out and move to Sky asap.

They might be able to provide a better service if they didn't spend so much money on sending Sky customers like me HUNDREDS of letters a year telling me that I can save £££ by switching to them.

After the first few years of actually doing the calculations occasionally and realising that they would actually give me less for more cash, I stopped reading them and they go straight in the recycling.

My brother in law has Virgin TV and in comparison to Sky it is SHIT. Even though he's not into sport (weird but he's a good lad) the box and the whole use of it are just crap.

Go away BRANSTON and concentrate on making PICKLE.

 

[pasty]

Only found out about this earlier this evening. I will be checking out other deals and dumping Virgin as soon as I can. I'm a sad old git and two of my most watched channels are Dave and Gold. ********

 

[thedonkeycentrehalf]

Only found out about this earlier this evening. I will be checking out other deals and dumping Virgin as soon as I can. I'm a sad old git and two of my most watched channels are Dave and Gold. ********

I'm going to give it a couple of weeks to see if the backlash makes VM reconsider. If not, I will be looking to move my TV to Sky. However, I will look to keep my VM fibre broadband as that has always been very reliable.

 

[Raleigh Chopper]

Is it possible to buy a TV, plug into the aeriel, without any boxes or inbuilt stuff and watch it?

 

[VAL1850]

Not all that Rosey on Sky, lost La Liga , but replacing it with MSl and Ererividese, wow

 

[clapham_gull]

They might be able to provide a better service if they didn't spend so much money on sending Sky customers like me HUNDREDS of letters a year telling me that I can save £££ by switching to them.

After the first few years of actually doing the calculations occasionally and realising that they would actually give me less for more cash, I stopped reading them and they go straight in the recycling.

My brother in law has Virgin TV and in comparison to Sky it is SHIT. Even though he's not into sport (weird but he's a good lad) the box and the whole use of it are just crap.

Go away BRANSTON and concentrate on making PICKLE.

He doesn't own Virgin TV.


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